NardVille http://nardville.com/blog The Blog of A Filipino Podcaster in Texas Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:29:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 No Wi-Fi on Continental? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/_91l0-jbkVA/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=701#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:13:45 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=701 I have always flown with Continental for many years. I enjoy the simplicity of their check-in procedures, e-mail notifications and, recently, the ability to check in using a mobile device.

I have an iPhone 3G for a year now and it is an awesome time-killer in the plane. I either watch videos, listen to podcasts or play a game of Flight Control.

Wouldn’t it be great to have Wi-Fi on the plane just to chat with friends or surf the web?

Recently, I caught an article on MSBNC about airlines providing Wi-Fi access to their customers. I am disappointed that Continental is not in the list.

I decided to go to my Continental account and use their service called Ask Alex. (You have to log in to see the Ask Alex service.)  By simply asking about broadband access on the plane, Alex simply says “We don’t currently offer onboard Wi-Fi or broadband services.” By the way, Alex has a lady voice.

I have to check up on them from time to time to see when will they provide onboard internet so I can chat with my friends using Fring on my iPhone. :-)

]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=701 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=701 Second Life Dancing (VLOG) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/wLNhQl8yzC0/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=693#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:57:38 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=693 Second Life Dancing (VLOG)
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My Second Life character was dancing nude.

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]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=693 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=693http://nardville.com/media/2009/20091021SecondLife.mp4 NardVille-190 Crispy Tacos, Dungeons and Dragons Online http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/ScNEgZKukKQ/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=689#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:00:19 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=689 Crispy Tacos, Dungeons and Dragons Online
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Tacos in the Philippines are always crispy. I am getting into DDO instead of WoW.
Audio sucks a little because I was experimenting on a diferent audio mixer.

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]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=689 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=689http://nardville.com/media/2009/20091018NardVille190.mp3 NardVille-189 Weird Mayor and Second Life http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/7fv944ZfC84/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=683#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:44:49 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=683 Weird Mayor and Second Life
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I played audio from a news report on a SC Mayor who bans the chasing of criminals by cops. I got to play Second Life. My avatar is dancing without pants on.

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]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=683 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=683http://nardville.com/media/2009/20091009NardVille189.mp3 NardVille-188 Phenom and Windows 7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/EUzH3J6lexM/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=673#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:17:31 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=673 Phenom and Windows 7
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I build a new machine with a Phenom processor running Windows 7.


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]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=673 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=673http://nardville.com/media/2009/20091007NardVille188.mp3 NardVille-187 Manila Floods http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/ee4HH4mymvA/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=664#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:25:25 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=664 Manila Floods
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Listen to the audio by clicking the links above.

I got a call from my sister in Manila this morning. Everything is okay for my immediate family there. Our house is not flooded except for a wall that leaked because there was so much water. There is no power, landline phones or water in the neighborhood. It’s a good thing we have a big water tank there that can last a few weeks.

My sister was worried because there was no way to contact her. Her cellphone was on low battery so she borrowed her maid’s cellphone. We had to keep our conversation brief because we don’t know when she’ll get her phone charged.

Other than limited cellphone access and some conversations with neighbors, there is no way anyone can find out what was going on in the surrounding areas. They can only hear stories from other neighbors who have radios. Even a famous Filipina actress, Cristine Reyes, was trapped on the roof of her house.

The local name of the tropical storm is “Ondoy”. It has left thousands of people homeless. At least 75 were killed and many are missing. It is a sad day for my fellow Filipinos.

Please keep my people in your thoughts.

]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=664 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=664http://nardville.com/media/2009/20090927NardVille187.mp3 NardVille-186 Daing and Phenom Machine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/Ll-7vrUi8jc/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=661#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:52:54 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=661 Daing and Phenom Machine
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Breakfast today is Daing! Today, I’m waiting for my PC parts.

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]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=661 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=661http://nardville.com/media/2009/20090923NardVille186.mp3 NardVille-185 Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/_tpv75aZPbs/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=658#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:08:23 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=658 Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett
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I was in Milwaukee for the NAGAAA Softball series and I got to meet Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee.

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]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=658 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=658http://nardville.com/media/2009/20090922NardVille185.mp3 Reaction to Kanye West at the VMA (VLOG) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/CLUUZVeuQGw/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=644#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:24:44 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=644 Reaction to Kanye West at the VMA (VLOG)
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I posted this on YouTube the morning after the MTV Video Music Awards. I just got around putting it in as a podcast.

One day, someone is going to interrupt Kanye West on his award. Karma is a bitch!

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]]> http://nardville.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=644 http://nardville.com/blog/?p=644http://nardville.com/media/2009/20090814KanyeWestReaction.mp4 NardVille-184 Milwaukee Hardware Store http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nardville/~3/1r9SKVRsFA4/ http://nardville.com/blog/?p=640#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:04:02 +0000 nardville@gmail.com (nardville@gmail.com) http://nardville.com/blog/?p=640 Milwaukee Hardware Store
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I found this interesting hardware store in Westbend near Milwaukee.

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